The historical Wai Ron boat recently arrived in Jayapura, Papua from the Biak island carrying a cultural group lead by artist and activist Denis Koibor. The Biak tribal ancestors used this boat to fight and capture slaves from the islands around Papua. The boat then headed towards the Samarai Island by the Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea where it will be part of the War Boat Festival.

Wai Ron is a traditional boat from the Biak Island, which is located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua in Indonesia. On Monday, 2 October 2018, the boat arrived in Jayapura, the capital of Papua, with a cultural group led by Denis Koibur. The historical boat was used by the ancestors of the Biak tribe to fight and capture slaves from the islands around Papua. The group participated in a number of cultural performances including a War Dance in Jayapura and the Biak people living in Jayapura came to see the boat. The boat eventually continued its journey across the Pacific Ocean to the Samarai Island by the Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to participate in the War Boat Festival.